About Gastrointestinal Diseases
Many patients with chronic stomach problems may be suffering from gastrointestinal diseases associated with the H. pylori bacteria. Gastrointestinal disease symptoms can include discomfort, nausea, bloating and even vomiting. Patients often exhibit pain or a burning sensation in the upper abdominal region usually occurring approximately one hour after meals or, in some cases, in the middle of the night. In the past, doctors believed these gastrointestinal symptoms were caused by stress, but the discovery of the H. pylori bacteria caused physicians around the world to reconsider the simplicity of such a diagnosis and look for ways to combat one of the main underlying causes of peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, and other gastrointestinal diseases.
Gastrointestinal Disease Treatment
The Helicobacter pylori test can be the first step towards alleviating gastrointestinal disease symptoms, even in patients who, in the past, had undergone other gastrointestinal disease treatments with little or no positive results. H. pylori testing and especially urea breath testing has been recognized by society guidelines as the first step to diagnosing patients under the age of 55 that present with no alarming symptoms, such as upper GI bleeding or a family history of cancer.
The BreathID system offers a simple, rapid, non-invasive and non-radioactive means of accurately diagnosing the presence of H. pylori bacteria. This cost-effective breath test offers patients the ability to be diagnosed in just minutes, with no waiting for blood tests or lab results. If H. pylori is discovered in patients suffering from gastrointestinal disease symptoms, a treatment regimen complete with proton pump inhibitor and two antibiotics can begin without delay – offering patients who have suffered months or even years the relief they urgently need.
For more information about how the BreathID breath test system is used to detect H. pylori at the point-of-care, please watch a short film on Urea Breath Tests or contact a company representative by completing the contact form.